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12Oct The confluence of public and private benefits among low-wage workers in the US DatesWednesday 12 October 2022 (13:00-14:00)LocationOnlineDescriptionDr Despard will review and discuss key findings from recent studies on workplace benefits and employment precarity
28 September 2022 ESRC Festival of Social Science 2022 Peaky Blinders has become a worldwide success – but what has been the lasting effect of the series on the city and region?
17 August 2022 Recent high profile greenwashing cases have thrown inactivity of business into the spotlight As consumers have become increasingly aware of their shopping habits and how they impact the environment, fast fashion brands have come under fire.
12 August 2022 New research examines the impact of Covid-19 on the West Midlands WMREDI investigates the impacts of megatrends in the West Midlands. Trends that existed before the impact of Covid-19 but have been accelerated by the pandemic.
20 June 2022 6.5 million workers plan to quit in search of better jobs next year, but it’s not all about pay New research from the CIPD and the University of Birmingham reveals that more than 6.5 million people in the UK expect to quit their job in the next year.
24 May 2022 Equal Parenting Project announces the winners of the inaugural Working Dads Employers Awards 2022 Awards were announced to to celebrate organisations that promote the role of fathers in driving gender equality in the workplace
11 May 2022 Pensions: people on lower incomes can be confused and disadvantaged by defined contribution pensions New research shows the existing system disadvantages people who are already vulnerable to poor pension outcomes.
04 May 2022 Huge gap between businesses and British public on sustainability There is a huge disparity between public opinion on how businesses should behave on environmental and social issues, and how they are actually behaving.
07 April 2022 Birmingham Business School reaching new heights in latest QS World University Subject Rankings The University of Birmingham Business School has risen significantly across various subjects in he latest QS World University Subject Rankings
24 March 2022 Birmingham software powers global road-building investment strategy HDM-4, a strategic planning software developed at the University of Birmingham, will get a major upgrade led by the World Bank Group.
14 March 2022 Research Transparency: What It Means and Why Should We Care? Professor Agnieszka Chidlow addresses the second "RRBM on Tour" symposium at Poznan University of Business and Economics in Poland.
14 March 2022 Professor Agnieszka Chidlow leads panel on the Implications of Responsible Research Professor Agnieszka Chidlow leads a panel titled "Implications of Responsible Research for International Business Scholarship and Practice".
24 February 2022 University of Birmingham first to introduce mainstream climate change into accountancy course The BSc Accountancy and Finance degree is incorporating climate change into the programme, which is believed to be the first of its kind in the world.
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